Zhang Chris J, Del Papa Joshua, Al Shareef Maram, Gabril Manal, Ying-Kee Lam Jennifer
Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, Canada.
Division of General Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre, Canada.
Urol Case Rep. 2025 Mar 4;60:102999. doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2025.102999. eCollection 2025 May.
Polyorchidism is a rare congenital urogenital abnormality with a limited number of reports in the literature. The principal consideration in the management of polyorchidism is the prevention of future risk of malignancy. We present a case of a 3-year-old male presenting with left-sided cryptorchidism found to have a left-sided supernumerary testicle. He was treated with orchiectomy of both testes. While rare, the possibility of supernumerary testicle should be considered during surgery for cryptorchidism. Non-scrotal supernumerary testes should generally be excised to reduce the risk of malignancy.
